Play Episode 55 Here Finally, a look at the oldest branch of the Autonomic Nervous System as noted in the Polyvagal theory – the Dorsal Vagal Complex, the sub-system in us that is more akin to older, slower, less engaged critters […]
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Play Episode 54 Here I needed to step sideways of the review of the polyvagal theory layout and organization of the ANS and go with a topical concern right now while wildfires are back in my area. It’s an interesting
Play Episode 53 Here Continuing on with a little series on the Autonomic Nervous System from a Polyvagal perspective – this time focusing on the Ergotropic (mobilization) system, commonly known as the Sympathetic Nervous System. News…I’m letting go of the
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Play Episode 52 Here 2nd in a group of mini-episodes that are supposed to be limited to 5 minutes. Go figure, this one on the basics of the anatomy associated to the Ventral Vagal Complex broke the rules and comes
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Play Episode 51 Here The first of an unknown number of mini-episodes from Twig’s SE Reflections. This one on a hopefully unnecessary worry of creating an intellectual cultural bias favoring the pro-social or Ventral Vagal stance at the cost of
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This is Part 2 of an extended conversation I had with neurologist Dr. Robert Scaer back in the Summer of 2010. Author of the classic texts on the psychobiology of trauma, including The Trauma Spectrum and The Body Bears the Burden with 30 years as the
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This is Part 1 of an extended conversation I had with neurologist Dr. Robert Scaer back in the Summer of 2010. Author of the classic texts on the psychobiology of trauma, including The Trauma Spectrum and The Body Bears the Burden with
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Play Episode 50 Here In this unique episode I share a my gratitude and a bit of transparency boarding on T.M.I. followed by an announcement that this podcast is going to take a publishing pause while I assess whether it should
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Play Episode 49 Here Referrals are critical to our work. They bring us new clients, expand our reach into different populations and pre-establish rapport with prospective clients. They also create some challenges of their own, like unmanaged expectations for the
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Play Episode 48 Here When preparing my land for a big fire, a small fire nearly got out of my control. Similar to working with Global High Activation and other patterns that quickly lead to a conflagration, we often need
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